Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-13
DOIEeS OF CONGRESS-
I'VE Balls Ter the Admin-
nlsn ef washIngten.

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K'sssisns - y nssasd.
WAmusEua, Dea. 12.--Aftar lha rad
lrn q ~ toafuai Mr.. HeaE o.
lettd . resolaslnn naninR lha sana-
eols % eunslitula She aAandlnR and
ss.esl eemmitteea fer he toh ecnErela
A larne nnmher af commnnicnlians
eud peiiiionz we're pEossn1ed and re-
feEreo, amonR iham being TIE falloR-
tnR; 10 prevent the manafasfuFe, i'm,
pertation and sale e inipxioAtlng
hquoss ln TIE territories; Tor TIE allnw-
Anse u bounty of &84 PER nonlh to
Ail men Who served In ne army duRirR
he VAR loR pensiona 10 ell Who served
dnEina he waz; fsE ~ amendment v
he coDeliiniion nllsslnQ congress b
paas unlfarm lass On the sahioc1 of
marriage and digogees for an amend-
ment % tie cnnzellu3ion presentina the
manufactnre. importation o. sale Of In
loxIoaflna liquors n The united States.
Many bills WeFe insFoueed and referred,
among thsm being ens By Mr.. Dolph
70 provide foffoEtsaoailons an6 other
esagt defenss1. u appfopriziea &le6.
5T7.eoo % beavailabla as follows; t2l,
500 900 far che Ascal year endlse Jane
% 1sea. 5000. 900 fos each haeal year
thereafter for period OF eleven years.
e5.671 500 for tbe dsoal year endinR
jnne 50. 1891, which sums are e b e.
psnded h acoordanes with the recon.
msndasions mada In ne report on fcFti
acatlons. e tho u1osf pFominent ports
on The k1lantie. PAcl1o, guif end lake
eossha, and for building land batteries
and torpedo boats.
The t0ilowinR bills wers also intro
aueed.
By NJ. Paddoak. Cor the srsotiOn Of
buildings for The exclusive una Of the
post ofhces Of the hral ana second
By Mr. Bower. for free coinage Of
81 Ne. Morrill,, to credit and pay sew.
eraI states and teEFitoFies all the mon
sya collected under the direot tax Of
1865.
By Mr.. Aldrich. 70 anihorIEs ths So
rstafy Of tba treasury 20 apply tha sur.
nlus IN lhe treasury 70 purchase Of the
Uniied States bonds or 10 che prepay
lnant of Interest on The public debt.
By Mf. M4ndorsc1. granting q pen
sion 10 every soldisr and sailoe Who Il |
incapacitatcd for the performances Of
manual labor. and fer pensions 30 da
pendent relatives of deeeassd soldiers
900 sailors. (He said that be intro
dueed this bill at the requeai cf the
Grand Army of the kapubliol, and also /
for aha admission Of DakslA and tha or
Ranizaiion Of the new tsrEitory Of Lin
By Mr.. Gallon, for q pension 10 ths
widow OF General John A. Logan, and
also f0R g constitutional amendment In
relation 10 bigamy and p0lyaarny.
By Mr.. Mandefson, for a public
baiIdinQ at Omaha. 10 cost. ineladlng
site, a. 100000.
~ Mr. Edmunds. 10 pFovida for the |
esIahlishmsnt Of postal telegraph. (It
Is the Edmunds Telegraph bib Of two
By NJ. 0amsron, 70 promoss foreign
trade and enosuraRa the American
meFohant marine. (Et is . subsidy In
tsodnsed by Oameron two years aQo).
By Mr.. Dolph. for The admission Of
The Territory Of Washington into the
uaion, also, resteRing 10 the United
STATES certain lands granted 70 the
NnRtharn paoiio Railroad Coupanyg
also, repeating the presumption and
tim or cnlsufs laws; also, for the for
feiturq Of ID wagon FUad grants IN
Oregon; also. 70 Get aPaFt lands FOR
puhlio park IN the WilleDette valley,
OreRon; also, 20 encouraging the manu-
fasinring Of ateel foF modern arts and
aFmoFs also. 20 pFovids heavy ordnance.
By MF. BlsckbuFn, for ths pnrohase
Of picture OF General thomas.
b Mr.. Sherman. for the encourage
meBt OF cloaeE commeFolal relations,
and ID the interest Of pespeluaiina
paaoe between the United States and /
republics Of Mexios snd OF OenlFhl and /
ssuth America and bhe eEnpire Of BraziL !
BY Mr.. Farweli, 10 peFpetuata she M
tlonaI banking system. (Aireadg pub
81 Mr. Blalr, for . constitutional |
extending the right Of aaf-
fFace, also to restrict the use aud sale OF /
cpium IN the DiaiFics Of Ooiumbia and
the territories.
By Mr.. Turpis, foE ths admission Of
De states Of Waahingson and Dakota.
By Mr.. HoaE. foF the erection Of
70 the neqre soldiers and /
sailoFs who gave theiF lives fer the prss.
srvation Of the government.
By Mr.. Chandler, for fixing The salaf-
les Of the several judges II the Uniled
States district courts nt 5000.
BY Mr.. Stanford. granting 70 the stats
Of California nVs per cent sf The pro-
sssds Of the cash sales Of public lands
10 that stats.
b. Mr. Teller, anlhorining the Stats
of Colorado 70 select indemnity school
Bg M. HawIey, 10 rsimbarus shs
prisoners Of tho var Who wsrs IN mill
iaFy OF naval ssFviee during the var Of
sks robsllloB.
By NJ. Edmunds. 70 pay The widow
Of the late Professor Baird for the aix-
teen years of QEatuiloas service gwen
by the rr0fesssF a. heh commissioner.
Also, 70 establish q forest reservation
on lhe hsadgatern Of The MissonFi and
90 ths headWatsEn Of Olark'a fork Of
he Columbia river. Also, 70 facilitats
The administration cf fhe laws of the
Territory Of ALASKA.
BIZ NJ. Mitchell. several bills for pub
lie buildinRs and works of internal TN
in Oregon, also 10 amend The
act or March 3, 1877. restricting the
ownership Of reel estate IN the ieFritof
laa 20 AmeKiean oitizens, also abFoQat-
inc al treaties With ths Chinese empire
90 fer aa they pernit TIE coming Of /
Chinese infn tho Unifed States, aud ab-
solutaly prohihltiug the same exeept -
% dlplomaiie, consular and other ON i
aiai; also for shs appointment Of 3 con
missioner 30 Belsct q elt8 for naval /
station on fhs Pacl6e coast. aiso 10
amend the laws relatiDa % drAwbacks /
of duiy on manufactured tin
b. M Ves1. % inoFe4ne lhe pension
AZ tha wi6nw Of Genafal y. =. Blair.
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